Obituary: Mary Martha Barkley

Obituary: Mary Martha Barkley

Theater major, model, beloved great-grandmother, tireless volunteer Mary Martha (“Dolly”) Barkley died peacefully on February 29 in Claremont. She was born at her family’s home in Gadsden, Arizona, to Leslie and Floy Barkley, along with her brother...

The Treasury of Claremont Music launches

Back in April of 2017, this column reported on the efforts of long-time resident, Tom Skelly, to find a home for a project he had been working on, The Treasury of Claremont Music.  As Tom got further and further into the endeavor, and faced with an imminent move...

Police blotter 3-13-20

Monday, March 2 A Claremont teen was arrested for DUI after crashing his Toyota Avalon into a city light pole. Around 11:52 p.m., Hunter Esquivel, 19, was driving east on Radcliffe Drive “at excessive speeds” when he allegedly spun out, hit a curb on the...

TODAY’S NEWS: Comments on coronavirus coverage

by Kathryn Dunn | editor@claremont-courier.com The Claremont COURIER staff has been working hour-by-hour and at times, minute-by-minute, to bring the most current reports on COVID-19. There have been a handful of wild comments on social media from one reader who said...